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 42 D e m o l i t i o n of buildings.

L>eases«

Appropriation*

Contracts, e t c.

Citation of chapter.

PUBLIC LAW 2 4 - A P R. 22, 1955

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(c) ^VTien any real property has been acquired under, or made available for the purposes of, this chapter the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to provide for the demolition and removal as expeditiously as possible of any buildings or other structures on, or constituting a part of, such property and, pending demolition, to lease any or all of such property for such periods and under such terms and conditions as he may deem most advantageous to the United States and to provide for the maintenance and protection of such property. SEC. 1203. For carrying out the purposes of this chapter there is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, and there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as may be determined by the House Office Building Commission to be required for the purposes of this chapter: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of such Commission is authorized to enter into contracts and to make such other expenditures, including expenditures for personal and other services, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to obligate the additional sums herein authorized prior to the actual appropriation thereof. SEC. 1204. This chapter may be cited as the "Additional House Office Building Act of 1955". GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE PRINTING AND BINDING

For an additional amount for "Printing and binding", $700,000. CHAPTER X III C L A I M S FOR DAMAGES, A U D I T E D CLAIMS, A N D JUDGMENTS For payment of claims for damages as settled and determined by departments and agencies in accord with law, audited claims certified to be due by the General Accounting Office, and judgments rendered against the United States by United States district courts and the United States Court of Claims, as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 25 and House Document Numbered 104, Eighty-fourth Congress, $9,504,219, together with such amounts as may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in such judgments or in certain of the settlements of the General Accounting Office or provided by law) and such additional sums due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in foreign currency: Provided, That no judgment herein appropriated for shall be paid until it shall have become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise: Provided further, That, unless otherwise specifically required by law or by the judgment, payment of interest wherever appropriated for herein shall not continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of this Act. CHAPTER XIV GENERAL PROVISIONS UNIFORM ALI.OWANCES

SEC. 1401. The following appropriations to the departments and

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